Zhenguan Crown Prince Li Chengqian

Chapter 717 Pull out the radish and bring out the mud

Corrupt officials can be officials. Li Chengqian, who has many years of experience in politics, has a deep understanding of this sentence. He has personally arrested or seen many corrupt officials fall from power, resulting in the destruction of their families and the separation of their wives and children.Of course, they also have such and such reasons for entering the water, such as career, money, beauty, etc. After all, no one can guarantee not to be tempted in front of huge interests!

But what is happening in the Ministry of War is really unexpected. Some people have tampered with the food problem in the Ministry of War office, which has the effect of pulling out carrots and bringing out mud. Don't take it seriously!

Anyone who is familiar with the various ministries knows that from the minister to the small court official, everyone is busy with endless things and entertainment every day, so there are very few people who really eat this big pot, unless they are determined to be on duty. Otherwise, who wants to eat such bad-tasting food!
Yes, if it was just the food issue of No. [-] official, it wouldn't alarm Du Ruhui, let alone the emperor, but it was Dou Ying, the doctor who took care of the food issue, and also took care of the supply of military supplies and weapons.This made old Du Shunteng pull them out in groups.

As we all know, the materials distributed, except for the military salary, have a certain amount of loss, and because the amount of loss is really small, from the Ministry of War to the various guards, and Zhechong Prefecture will reissue it on the grounds of depreciation or scrapping. No problem at all, just ship the stuff back later.

Taking old and damaged weapons as an example, the Ministry of War reported the damage according to the specific quantity when it was put into the warehouse, and when it was recast by the Ministry of Industry, it was calculated by weight, which gave Dou Ying a lot of room for maneuver.You must know that the Tang army's standard equipment is the best in terms of materials and workmanship, especially in terms of steel, which is hard to find for the folks.

Dou Ying has worked in this position for three years, and he has never seen anyone ask questions about the quantity difference. Seeing the mountains of steel and other materials piled up in the warehouse, Dou Ying can't hold back his greedy heart , some do it, and they won't be discovered, why not do it!

So this guy hooked up with some traders in a special way, took advantage of his position, and used money as an offensive to coerce the waste warehouse personnel of the Ministry of War to sell the "scrap steel" at a high price. This year's income will be as high as their ten years The salary, so everyone has gradually become intimate and infinite with money as a bond.

But the human heart is not enough, and Dou Ying is a person who is good at finding and exploiting loopholes. Seeing that there is a profit in the food, he can't control his greedy little hands, and directly stretches them in.But he didn't expect that he couldn't pull out his hands and eyes, so he and the others were put in for a little money for tea and wine.

The loss of military steel is not a trivial matter, and Du Ruhui would not naively think that those people who spend a lot of money to buy steel back are just for kitchen knives.Immediately controlled the situation, and after arresting the corresponding personnel, Lao Du hurriedly wrote a copy of this chapter, which also caused Li Shimin to lose his temper in the lobby of the Ministry of War.

In fact, whether it is corrupt officials or the whereabouts of stolen money, it is easy to say, as long as the person is in hand, it can always be found out.But who is the buyer and where the materials are going, this is the most critical and the most critical information.But the bastard Dou Ying is a pure money fanatic, he is a character who only recognizes money but not people, whoever gives more money, he will naturally sell to whom, whoever the buyer is, that's all. It has become even more difficult to recover supplies.

There will never be a shortage of people with evil intentions in this world. Don’t look at people who usually have five people and six people, but what do you think in your heart and what is your final choice? Don’t say that Li Chengqian doesn’t know, even the emperor can’t be sure. .One of the most important things in the emperor's mind is suspicion, especially when it comes to the army, it is better to kill three thousand by mistake than to let one go.

In this way, the scope of buying and selling steel in private will be widened. It is not a good thing no matter who falls into the hands of aristocratic families, nobles, local gentry, Jianghu gangs, or those opponents who cannot be killed. .

And according to the emperor's suspicious character, I am afraid that many people have already been on his blacklist. If they are not controlled, there will be a massacre in the blink of an eye, because he can't tolerate anyone under his nose engage in subversive activities.

The reason why Du Ruhui was in a hurry to find Li Chengqian was very simple. He hoped that the crown prince could wake up the angry emperor. After all, nothing happened now, and if too many people were moved, it would cause panic. For guilt, I can only ask the prince for help.

Of course, Li Chengqian understood Lao Du's plan. If anyone in a wealthy family has not armed himself with weapons, can he still collect all the soldiers in the world like Qin Shihuang?Just kidding!Not to mention what the common people think, all the aristocratic families and nobles will stand up to oppose it, standing on the opposite side of the royal family, this is absolutely impossible.

Besides, who can tell clearly about the private business, the material flow must be reversed, and the specific quantity of each family is different. Let's talk about it!
Therefore, when Li Chengqian entered the Ministry of War, he didn't say anything about the main topic. He just gagged and coaxed everyone out, and then sent someone to tell Fang Xuanling, and even coaxed and lied to invite the emperor to have tea in the lobby and wait for everyone to come. Besides.

After reading the confession of Dou Ying and others, Li Chengqian frowned, and then cupped his hands and said: "Father, these confessions can't explain anything at all. I think we should go through a further detailed trial to catch those who were caught during the transaction. The details they ignore, such as accent, appearance, clothing, accessories, etc., try to find as many valuable clues as possible.”

"That's right, Your Majesty. The old minister thinks what His Highness the Crown Prince said is true. Now is not the time to jump to conclusions or punish the crime with great fanfare. Why not issue a seal order and investigate the case clearly before proceeding."

After Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he kicked Du Ruhui from below. After receiving the signal, Lao Du hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the old minister will go outside and issue the password-blocking order immediately!"

Seeing Li Shimin rubbing his temples worryingly, Fang Xuanling hurriedly added: "Your Majesty, it is better to leave it to the internal guards. They are experts in secretly investigating cases. With the leadership of His Royal Highness, they will definitely be able to solve the problem in the shortest possible time." Get the result you want." In order to help an old friend out of an embarrassing situation, it is not impossible to sacrifice the prince a little, anyway, he has already stood up!

Alas, after listening to the words of several people, Li Shimin let out a long sigh of relief. He had to admit that he was dazzled by anger, then nodded, and said with a gloomy face: "Okay, I'm sure, I will do as you said." Do it. Gao Ming, I don't want to see those steels being used to harvest the lives of my Tang soldiers, so you must hurry up and deal with them.".
(End of this chapter)